Shaknys
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2d
I literally have 50 alarms for every day and each tells me what to do :DDD It sounds ridicules but it's great, but only if you're actually following them XD
Siv Nilsen
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I'm thinking a lot about this too! Because I have drafted a sort of progress plan for my art journey and I feel like in the pace I'm moving I will not be able to do what I actually want to do before three years down the line!
I do love the fact that the Drawing Basics is so huge though. I learn so much from it that I didn't even learn studying art and design in "real' schools before... It's crazy! It reminds me of this huge book that I'm reading and how intimidating the size can look. It is actually just three separate novels in one binding but I think just the size of it can be so overwhelming to some people :D I just focus on the fact that it's three separate novels and stop thinking about how much time it's going to take me. I actually also had almost a year long break from reading it.
I studied a bit about Agile methodology recently and I found a few things that can be helpful for various aspects of life and that is to plan your activities in projects (sprints). Say you feel it's important to study from Loomis now, then you can plan you 'sprint' to for example 3-4 weeks where you only do that and put the Drawing Basics course to the side. The sprint length should be as long as you feel you need to level up on Loomis.
I'm not being as strict about it as that, but I did actually just start a bit on the anatomy course just to get that ball rolling slowly, but my main focus is Drawing Basics. (In additions to everything else I have to do in life... :D) It's annoying that there's just too much to do and too little time...
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Level 1: seals-and-sea-lions-01. 39 more to go.
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15d
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I really love how thorough rhythms have been explained in this section. I was struggling to really comprehend the concept in the past. So here are my level 1 rhythms. Took it very slow at first and I think naturally my timings went from about 18 minutes in the beginning and down to about 10 as I practiced. Line quality is also an issue I feel as it can get messy trying to place the lines in the right place.
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I like how these are turning out, but they're taking 10-15 minutes. The lesson mentions 5 minutes, and I feel like 10 minutes should be the max time I spend on one. I guess I'm making too many lines? Any tips on speeding up would be great! These are some more complex poses though
18d
I think it's ok that you spend longer time now in the beginning, as long as you focus on the rhythms and not get tempted to work on details. (The lesson says at least 5 minutes.) I think your drawings are good as you focus on the larger shapes. So I'd say take the time you need to internalise the rhythms that we are showed in the lesson (or find your own). I think you're doing great. Maybe one thing you can try to do is making more confident lines and vary the strokes between straight lines and curves? I know it's a lot to think about at once, but just keep going!
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19d
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I think this level 2 part is a bit above my skill level but I gave it a go!
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25d
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I wasn't sure what reference to use for my revision of this class and then I remembered that there is this exercise for animators to basically bring a sac of flour to life. I thought this might be a good way to practice dynamic shapes - how to make a sack feel dynamic ;)
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Level 1 - I think I need to add more structure so that they're not just blobs (even though they are...)
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1mo
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1-Musketeer: Not too bad in the face but mouth too high and the hat is way too wide on both sides. Problem at left cheek bone too... 2-soldier: Not too bad in the face I think. Nose is wrong, and again the hat is skewed. 3-girl: Mouth should be higher and to the left. Ear and neck on right side way too far towards the edge.
I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to make the drawing a mask like Proko does in the vids! I can't just drag or copy+paste the drawing onto the red layer as he does...! Frustrating but I just set the layer to 'Divide' on top of the reference and that worked well enough to check the measurements...
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1mo
Good effort! To my eyes it looks like you did the measurements well. Also well done for sticking with simple straight lines!
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2mo
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Simple Shape Proko Portraits #2: The Hippo — Preliminary sketches included.
2mo
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I feel like I could stay in this task for ever! Easy to get obsessed by trying to simplify shapes. I noticed that one challenge is to simplify and yet another is to make the character cute and cartoony (like Proko manages to do...) My portraits often ended up creepy or downright scary...! In any case it's been fun to practice seeing and drawing shapes.
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3mo
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Line Master Studies
1- After @davemalanart
2-After @glenkeaneprd
3-After @glenkeaneprd
4-After @charles_dana_gibson
@Martha Muniz what do you think
3mo
Wow, really well done! I like how you have managed to vary the line weight in the first one in order to be appropriate for each part you are drawing. And also you managed to keep the lines very quick and rough on the third one whilst keeping the structure of the figure. The other two are also really good. You captured the quality of the originals.
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3mo
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Proko Portrait Simple Shape Submission #1: The Buffalo — Core Shapes, Preliminary Sketches, and Final Portraits.
3mo
Haha, these are great and made me laugh!! I think you got the hang of simplifying into shapes. I'm just getting started on this task now... It's tricky to stay with flat shapes and not make them 3D I think...
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3mo
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Master studies of Esther Maria Bjørneboe
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3mo
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Master studies of David Hockney
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4mo
25 minutes each. seemed long to be but I practiced just slowing down and keeping the shapes and lines balanced. I think some of the values got away from me though. Really fun challenge! Haven't done figure drawings in a while!
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5mo
I've noticed something about drawing from imagination. I very occasionally draw comics, but really rough sketchy comics. Some times I just know what to draw and the lines just go on the page and I am happy with that sketchy nature. Other times I can't draw these sketchy comics at all because I feel I am missing the spark. Then I can't even force myself to draw comics even if I sit down to try.
That's for this very rough style of comics though, so not sure if this is applicable in this context. For this task here I was definitely not ready. I think it is two separate things, and those are 1, to imagine something and 2 to make those into 3D shapes and fit them together in a convincing manner...
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First attempt, the hand was pretty hard! I had to force myself to use the arm instead of the wrist all the time, so I should get used to finding these opportunities for large arm movements I think.
5mo
I think you're doing a good job at making big, free lines here! I know it's very tempting to try to be detailed...
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Alright! Let's get into it! I've been wanting to take a basics drawing course for SUCH a long time. I have been drawing my whole life, but never got formally trained. I have a degree in graphic design, but they never placed any particular focus specifically on drawing and it has always been my dream to improve my art by becoming able to draw. We have A LOT of tools now (not just digital tablets), cameras, canva, photoshop, etc. and I know that being able to draft with precision will really up my game! Thanks to the Proko team for making these videos available! Let's get into it!
5mo
Greetings fellow graphic designer! It’s kinda strange that drawing isn’t really given importance in graphics education, isn’t it! Well done for getting started and enjoy!
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First time I've ever done something like this! Attempting to draw from imagination. I think it was hard to move away from the reference images... I tried to simplify and turn into geometric shapes, and to make the weasel cuter. Now I feel like I am doing the same thing over and over so moving on to next task! This was fun though, and stretched me out of my comfort zone.
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